title: Hydatid disease in childhood: revisited report of an interesting case.
abstract: Hydatid disease is a zoonosis caused by the tapeworm of Echinococcus spp. The disease is widely endemic in many sheep and cattle rearing locales. However, hydatidosis does not remain restricted to endemic geographical locales anymore but rather is a global health concern. It is a major public health burden causing significant morbidity and mortality. Echinococcus granulosus involvement in children has a different pattern than adults. Children of all age groups are susceptible and localization of the disease in the lungs is more commonly seen. Multiple liver cysts in the paediatric age group is relatively uncommon. We report an interesting case of multiple liver cysts in a 5-year old boy which was diagnosed as hydatid cysts on histopathological examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Jamia Hamdard, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi, 110062 India.
authors.forename: Zeeba Shamim
authors.initials: ZS
authors.lastname: Jairajpuri
authors.forename: Sujata
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jetley
authors.forename: Md Jaseem
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hassan
authors.forename: Musharraf
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hussain
keywords: Children; Cyst; Hydatid; Liver